The major incident in the Sabaody Archipelago could not stay hidden forever. The Navy had no intention of concealing it either, so within two or three days, the news had spread throughout the world.
"Pirate King Roger's vice-captain, known to the world as Dark King Rayleigh, was defeated and killed on the spot in a battle against former Navy Admiral Daytime Tiger River in the Sabaody Archipelago."
"Unbelievable! A legendary figure like him actually fell!"
"But who is Daytime Tiger River?"
Indeed, many people knew Dark King Rayleigh. Although Pirate King Roger had been dead for twenty years, his name was still known to practically everyone in the world.
Yet the Navy man who had defeated him was scarcely known. That was strange. How could a man capable of defeating Dark King Rayleigh be obscure?
Soon afterward, River's past was dug up.
Then the world was stunned!
"Shocking! The Navy actually had an Admiral this powerful!"
"Daytime Tiger River! He embodies the dreams and romance men admire most!"
"He's so powerful! He once chased the Roger Pirates all over the world single-handedly and fought Whitebeard, one of the current Four Emperors, several times."
"What's even more shocking is that great deed he carried out!"
"No wonder he disappeared back then. A man like him is someone you can't help admiring!"
People everywhere were talking. As news of Dark King Rayleigh's defeat spread across the globe, River's name resounded throughout the world as well.
At Shakky's Rip-off Bar in the Sabaody Archipelago.
Shakky held a newspaper in her hands, her eyes flickering and her gaze grave.
"He's dead?"
"That damn old man!"
"But how is that possible? When he left, he clearly said he was only going to deal with things for a bit."
"How could he just die like that?"